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       #Post#: 1315--------------------------------------------------
       Football League Cup Final Officials
   DIR By: JohnCoyle
       Date: September 29, 2018, 5:02 am
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       FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP FINALS.
       Year- Referee, Linesman/ Assistant Referee, Linesman/ Assistant
       Referee, Fourth Official.
       1961- (1st Leg): K.A.Collinge (Hale), G W Grundy (Grimsby), G W
       Lynch (Bradford)
       (2nd Leg): C.W.Kingston (Newport), H Richards (Oldham), R H V
       Harding (Plumstead, London SE)
       1962- (1st Leg): Arthur Holland (Barnsley), R. Harper
       (Sheffield), N.A. Jones (Wrexham)
       (2nd Leg): R.H. Mann (Worcester), J.E. Cooke (Cambridge), W.J.
       Baxter (Lincoln).
       1963- (1st Leg): Ernest Crawford (Doncaster), A J Sturgeon
       (Putney), W H Darlington (Bolton)
       (2nd Leg): A.W. Sparling (Grimsby), L. W. Faulkner (Liverpool),
       R. Birkinshaw (Rotherham).
       1964- (1st Leg): Bill Clements (West Bromwich), C F Duxbury
       (Preston), J A Roberts (Ashton in Makerfield)
       (2nd Leg): A.Jobling (Morecambe), J. Parkinson (Blackburn), A.H.
       Hemmings (Chesterfield).
       1965- (1st Leg): Jim Finney (Hereford), A F Mason (Swindon), E L
       Rose (Swanley, Kent)
       (2nd Leg): Kevin Howley (Billingham), S. Stokes (Ravenhead), G E
       Readle (Manchester)
       1966- (1st Leg): David Smith (Stonehouse), R Aldous (Ipswich), R
       J Edwardes (Newport, Mon)
       (2nd Leg): J.Mitchell (Prescot), R. Harper (Sheffield), R.F.
       Johnson (Mickleover).
       1967- W.Crossley (Lancaster), K. Stokes, E. Henderson
       1968- Les Hamer (Horwich), R.V. Spittle, H. Vickers
       1969- William Handley (Cannock), W.S. Castle, S. Poulton.
       (Substitute Linesman: D.H. Murray)
       1970- V. James (York), R.A. Paine, F.E. Burrows. (Reserve
       Linesman: K. Hodgkinson).
       1971- Jim Finney (Hereford), Pat Partridge, D.F. Morgan.
       (Reserve Linesman: C.H. Bond).
       1972- Norman Burtenshaw (Great Yarmouth), E. Jolly, J.
       Griffiths. (Reserve Linesman: B.W. Porter).
       1973- David Smith (Stonehouse), J.E. Thacker, J. Flye. (Reserve
       Linesman: K.V. Kelsall).
       1974- E.D. Wallace (Crewe), H. Williams, R.G. Sheppard. (Reserve
       Linesman: C.B. Wade).
       1975- Gordon Hill (Leicester), Roy Capey, B.H. Chapman. (Reserve
       Linesman: D.Mapp).
       1976- Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton), J.W. Craigie, Colin Atwell.
       (Reserve Referee: Clive Thomas).
       1977- Gordon Kew (Middlesbrough), L.N. Douglas, G.L. Harrhy.
       (Reserve Referee: W.John Gow).
       1978- Pat Partridge (Bishop Auckland), B.K. Robinson, C.W.
       Cottam. (Reserve Referee: B. John Homewood).
       1979- Peter Reeves (Leicester), J. Cross, R.D. Bayley. (Reserve
       Referee: Ron Challis).
       1980- David Richardson (Great Harwood), M.J.R. Barker, B.A.
       Champion. (Reserve Referee: Brian Daniels).
       1981- Clive Thomas (Porthcawl), Mike E. Jermey, Norman L.
       Wilson. (Reserve Referee: Peter Willis).
       1982- Peter Willis (Meadowfield), A.E. Garland, R. Pallister.
       (Reserve Referee: Neil Midgley).
       1983- George Courtney (Spennymoor), B. O’Leary, N. Riley.
       (Reserve Referee: Alan Robinson).
       1984- Alan Robinson (Waterlooville), Richard J. Clements, Brian
       Saunders. (Reserve Referee: Joe Worrall).
       1985- Neil Midgley (Salford), D.R. Farrall, I.W. Gumbleton.
       (Reserve Referee: John Martin).
       1986- Keith Hackett (Sheffield), Mike Gale, Stuart Martin.
       (Reserve Referee: Allan Gunn).
       1987- Lester Shapter (Torquay), David Keen, Fred Young. (Reserve
       Referee: Brian Hill).
       1988- Joe Worrall (Warringon), Joe Morley, Mike Taylor. (Reserve
       Referee: Ray Lewis).
       1989- Roger Milford (Bristol), Peter Brennan, John Godfrey.
       (Reserve Referee: Tony Ward).
       1990- John Martin (Alton), J.B. Cox, D. Frampton. (Reserve
       Referee: Keren Barratt).
       1991- Ray Lewis (Great Bookham), M.K. Bullivant, J.E. Biddle.
       (Reserve Referee: Terry Holbrook).
       1992- George Courtney (Spennymoor), Colin Jones, Brian
       Wiggington. (Reserve Referee: Mike Reed).
       1993- Allan Gunn (South Chailey), Bob Andrews, John Hilditch.
       (Reserve Referee: Rodger Gifford).
       1994- Keith Cooper (Pontypridd), John Elwin, Rob Harris, Peter
       Foakes.
       1995- Philip Don (Hanworth Park), Bob Jeavons, Roy Pearson.
       (Reserve Referee: Jim Parker).
       1996- Robbie Hart (Darlington), Brian Coddington, Martin Sims,
       Jim Rushton.
       1997- Martin Bodenham (East Looe), Andy Breckell, Mark Warren,
       Richard Poulain.
       1998- Peter Jones (Loughborough), Barry Polkey, Peter M.
       Roberts, Mick Bailey.
       1999- Terry Heilbron (Newton Aycliffe), Steve Tomlin, Trevor
       Pollard, Eddie Lomas.
       2000- Alan Wilkie (Chester-le-Street- replaced by Phil Richards,
       Preston), Paul Armstrong, Wendy Toms, Phil Richards (Steve
       Brand)
       2001- David Elleray (Harrow), Kevin Pike, Phil Sharp, Paul
       Danson.
       2002- Graham Poll (Tring), Trevor Kettle, Glenn Turner, Scott
       Mathieson.
       2003- Paul Durkin (Portland), Tony Green, Andy Woolmer, Alan
       Kaye.
       2004- Mike Riley (Leeds), Roy Burton, Ray Gould, Mike Jones.
       2005- Steve Bennett (Kent) Rob Martin, Ceri Richards, Phil
       Crossley.
       2006- Alan Wiley (Staffordshire), John Holbrook, Paul Norman,
       Andy Hall.
       2007- Howard Webb (Rotherham), Dave Babski, Darren Cann, Lee
       Probert. (Reserve AR: Gavin Ward).
       2008- Mark Halsey (Lancashire), Andy Garrett, Martin Yerby,
       Peter Walton. (Reserve AR: Dave Bryan).
       2009- Chris Foy (St Helens), Peter Kirkup, Andy Butler (replaced
       by Robert Pollock), Andre Marriner. (Reserve AR: Robert
       Pollock).
       2010- Phil Dowd (Staffordshire), Shaun Procter-Green, David
       Richardson, Lee Mason. (Reserve AR: Nigel Bannister).
       2011- Mike Dean (Wirral), Ron Ganfield, Mike Mullarkey, Kevin
       Friend. (Reserve AR: Scott Ledger).
       2012- Mark Clattenburg (Co.Durham), Simon Beck, Mick McDonough,
       Anthony Taylor. (Reserve AR: Darren Bond).
       2013- Kevin Friend (Leicestershire), Stuart Burt, Scott Ledger,
       Michael Oliver (Reserve AR: Peter Bankes).
       2014- Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire), Steven Child, Simon
       Long, Neil Swarbrick, (Reserve AR: Harry Lennard).
       2015- Anthony Taylor (Cheshire), Lee Betts, Dave Bryan, Craig
       Pawson, (Reserve AR: Andy Halliday).
       2016- Michael Oliver (Northumberland), Simon Bennett, Adrian
       Holmes, Robert Madley, (Reserve AR: Edward Smart).
       2017- Andre Marriner (Birmingham), Richard West, Stuart Burt,
       Kevin Friend. (Reserve AR: Matthew Wilkes).
       2018- Craig Pawson (Sheffield & H.), Gary Beswick, Adam Nunn,
       Graham Scott. (Reserve AR: Ian Hussin, VARs: Neil Swarbrick &
       Peter Kirkup).
       #Post#: 1318--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Football League Cup Final Officials
   DIR By: JohnCoyle
       Date: September 29, 2018, 5:12 am
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       PS. thanks to OldEagle we have the identity of the two missing
       linesmen from 1963. I can't find them on the old board but I
       have them in one of my files. Will add another time.
       PPS. Got them now.
       #Post#: 1344--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Football League Cup Final Officials
   DIR By: Acme Thunderer
       Date: September 30, 2018, 8:04 am
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       Thanks for all the hard work you have obviously put into these
       stats JohnCoyle, a lot of very useful information for ISOR stats
       nerds like myself, thank you!  :D
       #Post#: 1347--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Football League Cup Final Officials
   DIR By: olddeagle
       Date: September 30, 2018, 11:47 am
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       --- Quote from: Acme Thunderer link ---
       >
       > Thanks for all the hard work you have obviously put into these
       stats JohnCoyle, a lot of very useful information for ISOR stats
       nerds like myself, thank you!  :D
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Yes indeed well done.
       #Post#: 1401--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Football League Cup Final Officials
   DIR By: scottie
       Date: October 2, 2018, 2:15 am
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       Any chance someone has the same information for the Scottish
       League Cup (Scottish Cup and Junior Cup would also be good)? Or
       can someone suggest where this information can be found?
       #Post#: 1404--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Football League Cup Final Officials
   DIR By: Whistleblower
       Date: October 2, 2018, 3:40 am
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       Yes indeed, thank you for this very interesting information.
       What strikes me is the fact that some referees received the
       honour of officiating at both FA Cup and League Cup Finals
       whereas some received only one. Since 2001 only Halsey, Friend
       and Pawson have refereed only the League Cup Final and the
       latter two still have a good chance of the FA Cup Final also.
       Most surprising to me is that Brian Hill, who many people
       regarded as one of the very, very best of his generation did
       receive the FA Cup Final but not the League Cup Final. I find
       the latter omission strange.
       I think Mike Reed was unfortunate to get neither as indeed was
       John Gow.
       George Courtney, Jin Finney and David Smith were appointed to
       the same major Final twice. I don't think this ever happened
       with the FA Cup and I don't believe it would happen now.
       Jack Taylor receive the League Cup Final a full decade after the
       FA Cup Final. I wonder why the wait?
       #Post#: 1502--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Football League Cup Final Officials
   DIR By: JohnCoyle
       Date: October 6, 2018, 3:39 am
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       --- Quote from: Whistleblower link ---
       >
       > Yes indeed, thank you for this very interesting information.
       >
       > What strikes me is the fact that some referees received the
       honour of officiating at both FA Cup and League Cup Finals
       whereas some received only one. Since 2001 only Halsey, Friend
       and Pawson have refereed only the League Cup Final and the
       latter two still have a good chance of the FA Cup Final also.
       Most surprising to me is that Brian Hill, who many people
       regarded as one of the very, very best of his generation did
       receive the FA Cup Final but not the League Cup Final. I find
       the latter omission strange.
       >
       > I think Mike Reed was unfortunate to get neither as indeed was
       John Gow.
       >
       > George Courtney, Jin Finney and David Smith were appointed to
       the same major Final twice. I don't think this ever happened
       with the FA Cup and I don't believe it would happen now.
       >
       > Jack Taylor receive the League Cup Final a full decade after
       the FA Cup Final. I wonder why the wait?
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       The fact that George Courtney was appointed twice was odd. Also
       Stuart Burt got two line appointments and Kevin Friend was
       appointed 4O after having refereed the Final. As for Finney and
       Smith, it's fair to say the League Cup Final became much more
       prestigious after it moved to Wembley, so I can understand those
       appointments.
       #Post#: 1503--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Football League Cup Final Officials
   DIR By: Left Field
       Date: October 6, 2018, 4:45 am
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       George Courtney's second appearance was in his final season and
       possibly to mark outstanding service although there have been
       referees before and since who might have also warranted that
       honour. The early Finals were two legged affairs and that would
       create more justification for using referees more than once.
       When the finals transferred to Wembley those who had done a leg
       in previous years were in contention again. Sometimes
       geographical restrictions and desires to ensure other referees
       got the Final before they retired might have meant some top
       referees waiting longer than expected to be appointed.
       As regards assistants having two appointments I'm surprised this
       hasn't happened on other occasions as there are two spots on the
       line for every Final. The same applies to the FA Cup Final
       although given the greater prestige it might be felt best to
       restrict it to one Final per official. Quite a number of
       assistants have though done both major Cup Finals and it's long
       been common for fourth officials to later be appointed as
       referee. A couple of officials have completed the "hattrick" of
       assistant, fourth official and referee in the FA Cup Final and
       it may have happened in other competitions.
       #Post#: 1506--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Football League Cup Final Officials
   DIR By: exref_fromOZ
       Date: October 6, 2018, 8:02 am
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       1999- Terry Heilbron (Newton Aycliffe), Steve Tomlin, Trevor
       Pollard, Eddie Lomas.
       Is it true that this appointment was the first and only time a
       referee not in the 'top' list has been appointed to officiate in
       a Cup final?
       #Post#: 1507--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Football League Cup Final Officials
   DIR By: Acme Thunderer
       Date: October 6, 2018, 8:14 am
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       --- Quote from: exref_fromOZ link ---
       >
       > 1999- Terry Heilbron (Newton Aycliffe), Steve Tomlin, Trevor
       Pollard, Eddie Lomas.
       >
       > Is it true that this appointment was the first and only time a
       referee not in the 'top' list has been appointed to officiate in
       a Cup final?
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Yes, that is correct. After that Final, the PL refs kicked up a
       stink and all later Finals were refereed by top flight refs.
       Terry also refereed two Championship play off Finals, not bad
       going for a career in the FL middle which lasted only seven
       seasons.
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